Lebanon competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It signified the nation's nineteenth participation at the Summer Olympics.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 0 1Fencing 1 0 1Judo 1 0 1Shooting 0 1 1Swimming 1 1 2Table tennis 0 1 1Taekwondo 0 1 1Tennis 2 0 2 Total 6 4 10
Athletics
Lebanon had been due to send one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. However, Noureddine Hadid was arrested at Beirut Airport on 4 July 2024 as he was considered a deserter from the Lebanese Army. Despite appeals from the Lebanese Athletics Federation the army insisted that Hadid would not be allowed to compete, meaning that Lebanon had no competitors in Olympic athletics events for the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Fencing
For the first time since 2016, Lebanon entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Philippe Wakim secured his spot after receiving the tripartite invitation quotas for men's individual foil event.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankPhilippe WakimMen's foilL 13–15Did not advance
Judo
Lebanon qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Caramnob Sagaipov (men's middleweight, 90 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankCaramnob SagaipovMen's −90 kgL 00–01Did not advance
Shooting
Lebanese trap shooter Ray Bassil achieved a quota place for the following event by virtue of her best finish at the 2023 Asian Shooting Championships.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankRay BassilWomen's trap11421Did not advance
Swimming
Lebanon received a universality invitation from World Aquatics to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 23, 2024.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSimon DoueihyMen's 100 m freestyle50.1042Did not advanceLynn El HajjWomen's 100 m breaststroke1:10.2731Did not advance
Table tennis
For the first time since 2016, Lebanon entered one athlete into the games. Mariana Sahakian secured her spot at the Games via winning the gold medal for women's single event, through the 2024 Western Asia Qualification Tournament in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMariana SahakianWomen's singlesW 4–1L 0–4colspan=6
Taekwondo
For the first time since 2012, Lebanon qualified one athlete to compete at the games. Laetitia Aoun qualified for the games, following the triumph of her victory in the semifinal rounds in her class, at the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament in Tai'an, China.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLaetitia AounWomen's −57 kgW 2–0 (4–2, 3–2)W 2–0 (9–8, 6–6)L 0–2 (3–10, 0–9)L 0–2 (3–0, 2–4)5
Tennis
Lebanon entered two tennis players into the games. Benjamin Hassan will represent the nations at the games by virtue of the universality spots allocations results; marking the nations debut at these sports.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankBenjamin HassanSinglesW 6–4, 6–2L 2–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7)Did not advanceHady HabibL 3–6, 1–6Did not advanceBenjamin HassanHady HabibDoublesL 6–7(5–7), 2–6Did not advance
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